Factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease

• This disease affect the heart and the circular system. 
• Genetics - if your family history CVD, then this increases your chance of also suffering CVD. 
• Age - As you get older, the risk of CVD increases. 
• Gender - Statistics indicate that men are at a higher risk of dying of CVD under the age of 50 than women. 
• Diet - Consuming a high level of saturated fat, high intake of salt, and limited healthy fats and vitamins increase the risk of CVD. 
• High blood pressure - suffering with high blood pressure can increase your risk of a CVD
• Smoking - smoking cigarerres will increase the risk of suffering with a CVD
• Inactivity - lack of physical activity will increase risk of suffering with a CVD. 

Antihypertensives 

• Are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertensions. 
• This is reffered to as high blood pressure. 
• Diffrent types of antihypertesives, which lower blood pressure in diffrent ways. 
• Most widely used drugs are thiazide diuretics, calcium channel blockers and beta blockers, 

Thiazide diuretics 

• Plus - Lower blood pressure and they are an option for those unable to take…